Robotic Surgery Complications: 144 Deaths Reported Since 2000 - Highlighting the Need for Safe and Secure AI
This AI incident involving robotic surgery maps to the Govern function in HISPI Project Cerebellum Trusted AI Model (TAIM). The study revealed a 'nonnegligible' number of complications during robotic surgeries, resulting in 144 reported deaths since 2000. Such incidents underscore the importance of trustworthy AI governance and guardrails for AI applications like these. Ready to help shape responsible AI? JOIN US
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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/5
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Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).
When citing the database as a whole, please use:
McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.
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